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Karen Johns

Assistant Professor

Department: Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation

 

 

 

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Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation
Faculty of Health & Life Sciences, Northumberland Building, Room NB226
Northumbria University

My research interests are focused on the way that sports coaches approach the task of planning for performance  and competition.  My current research draws on sociological thinking and symbolic interactionism to examine coahcng practice to support our understanding of coaches practices. My research id curently focused on athletics coaches with the aimto explore other individual and team sports.

  • Sport MSc November 19 2015
  • Education FdA July 07 2014
  • Sports Studies BSc (Hons) July 01 2001
  • Fellow (FHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2016


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